So it actually gets BRIGHTER when you hold the brake down?? That seems really weird. Seems to me that putting more load on the alternator would cause the other lights to become dim.....but i'm no EE.

My problem, if you want to call it that, doesn't seem related to the alternator. I don't see any rapid fluctuation of brightness.

The question remains the same.

 

I too notice this at night, except it seems to only effect the center pod (MPH Speedo) but the two on either side appear to be brighter.

 

My dilemma affects all 3.

 

I have that center dim problem all the time.. it drives me nutz.. oh well.. could be worse.. it could have been one of the side ones.. and then my sense of symetry would have been thrown completely off ...

 

anyone here gotten an answer on this... my center gage is darker than the other left one and the right one.. i have a 2001 GS430

 

Ive noticed it to Paul..but I kinda like it dim..when I had my es I use to turn it down at night because it would start to hurt my eyes after a long road trip..

 

again not a problem for me. Just a observation. I'm with you Dave.

Paul

 

of couse it has to because if it was as bright as it is in the day then it would blind you.

 

Someone in clublexus attached LEDs to the light sensors and fool the computer into thinking is daytime always so the dashboard is always max brightness.

 

Hi guys,
I'm having this problem with my dash lights, and don't see any resolve through the search, anyone have an answer to this?

 

So the solution is for the Lexus dealer to change the settings?

 

This has been bothering me too. I was parked and I shinned my flashlight into the sensor and it got a ton brighter and stayed that way for a while. I tried it while I was driving and it worked, but then went right back to dim. I'll call the dealer, but its prolly gonna be a $$$$ just for them to change it.

 

Same on my 2001 ... the center is slightly dimmer than the outer two and the HVAC is dimmer than the radio display.

DaveC

 

I have my 2000 GS4 in for the 60K service today and I am actually having them look at the dash because all three gauges are sooo damn dim at night on the highest setting. So I'll report back what they tell me.

 

Any new info on this .... mine are getting REAL dim on the low light setting.

DaveC